Monday, July 9, 2012

Fox's BollingCan't Get Enough of Guest's Anti-Muslim CommentsFox News' Eric Bolling continued his campaign against American Muslims today, endorsing the views of a filmmaker who claimed Islam is "the worst, most deadly idea in the history of the world."

Another Calif. Muslim Placed on No-Fly List, Stuck in BahrainCivil rights group to hold news conference seeking man's return to U.S.

(SAN DIEGO, CA, 7/3/12) -- On Tuesday, July 3, the San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Diego) will hold a news conference to call for the return to the United States of another local Muslim stranded overseas after being placed on the no-fly list.

CAIR-San Diego says the college student, who is of Somali heritage, is stranded in Bahrain after being denied boarding on flights back to the United States.

In a letter sent yesterday to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, CAIR Staff Attorney Gadeir Abbas wrote: "His placement on the No-Fly List without due process of law, and his corresponding inability to fly back home to the United States, constitute grave violations of his civil rights and liberties."

Last month, CAIR advocated on behalf of a San Diego Muslim citizen stranded in Costa Rica after being placed on the no-fly list. The man was later allowed to re-enter the United States by land through the Mexican border.

Earlier this year, CAIR called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate acts of "coercion and intimidation" allegedly used by the FBI to pressure Muslim citizens into giving up their constitutional rights if they wished to return to the United States from overseas.

Last year, CAIR filed a lawsuit against the DOJ and the FBI seeking a court order to allow a Virginia Muslim teenager who had been detained in Kuwait and placed on a U.S. government no-fly list to return to the United States.

CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.